Court hearing over the future of the Kennedy Center -- and the future of that huge tarp which obscures the facade - is scheduled for 2pm tomorrow Here in DC federal court
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We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.
The president has NO authority to make lists of voters & tell the Postal Service who gets a ballot That power belongs to Congress & to the states, which have passed no such law. @campaignlegal.org & @democracydefendersfund.org are in court to put and end to these shenanigans @ms.now👇 -TN
GATES: “.. In private, people who understand how good this stuff is, and how much better it’s getting, they’re very worried. .. [But] they’re now saying to each other: ‘Hey, man, don’t say that. It’s bad for us — the next trillion dollars we’re trying to raise.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/t...
She's a know nothing ... it just shows how ignorant some areas of the US are. They care more that their racism be supported than that folks live longer healthier lives.
Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · 19h ago“My parents died so fuck yours too,” is quite the argument against reasonable healthcare
Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’
Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’
The federal judge, who cited Dolly Parton in his ruling, found that the state law violated the First Amendment.
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Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · yesterdayDenmark, particularly in Copenhagen, has installed floating platforms/islands planted with wildflowers and native vegetation in its harbors and canals. These create safe urban habitats and sanctuaries for birds, bees, pollinators, insects, and even some aquatic life. Original post
BREAKING: the administration is now threatening in federal court to LEVEL the Kennedy Center if Trump does not get his way His path of destruction knows no bounds & he will answer for it in court @democracydefendersaction.org @WLG -TN
Trump Lawyers Warn That Kennedy Center Might Need Demolition if Not Fixed
In a court filing about honoring President Trump on the facade, the administration said that without a proper renovation the building might need to be “taken down.”
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Paxton ordered women to be tracked down like criminals when seeking reproductive healthcare. Texans that care about girls and women will vote for Talarico. #TeamTalarico #GinaForTexas #VoteBlue
Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘@chariselee.bsky.social · 3d agoYes, police in Texas used data from a nationwide network of over 83,000 automated license plate reader cameras to track down a woman suspected of an abortion. The surveillance sparked significant privacy concerns and investigations into how out-of-state law enforcement accesses tracking data.
Our veterans have sacrificed so much for this country, and they deserve real supportive services when they return to civilian life. That's why I sued Healing for Heroes, a purported veterans' charity that defrauded donors for personal gain.
N.Y. AG files lawsuit against Chautauqua County's Healing for Heroes
The AG says that the group acts as a retreat for disabled veterans, but has only helped four such events since it was founded two years ago.
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🖕💯👊 Netanyahu appeared shaken as most UN delegates walked out of the General Assembly hall, while he was booed. #cdnpoli
I'll try to word this carefully. This issue is why I quit football fandom cold turkey when Junior Seau died, and why the NFL's oversaturation in every public place with a TV screen is so disheartening. As Mission of Burma said, I'm not judging you, I'm judging me. I'll be sitting the season out.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d agoA new study shows an alarming rate of CTE among former NFL players: At least 1 in 4 who died from 2016 to 2021 had the degenerative brain disease. And the rate might be even higher. Read more: nyti.ms/4ggtNSx
Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.
Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)
The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”
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Howard Lutnick's neighbors keep wondering whether he was behind a deal to sell out their building to a Saudi firm. I got secret texts and a corporate intel report slipped into my mailbox. Turns out, the neighbors were right to wonder. NEW in @vanityfair.com: www.vanityfair.com/story/pierre...
Sell Thy Neighbor: Inside the Real Estate Deal Scandalizing NYC’s Pierre Hotel and Its Glitzy Residents
Everyone from Michael Eisner to Tory Burch to Larry Ellison owns an apartment—maybe two—at the landmark hotel overlooking Central Park South. New reporting from Vanity Fair—including a secret dossier,...
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Democratic DAs in any jurisdiction where death from measles occurs need to charge RFK, Jr. with manslaughter.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d agoThe US has now hit 2,777 confirmed measles cases, per the CDC. That is the most in a year in 35 years. And it’s August.
She was a powerhouse and one of a kind. Thanks Dolly, signed Everyone. :(
Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com · 2d agoDolly Parton, the beloved global entertainment icon who sold more than 100 million records and whose songwriting prowess and sure-handed approach to her career reshaped the face of country music, popular music, and the entertainment industry at large, has died. 🕊️
From now on, Canadians will refer to the United States as Epstein Island.
Whatever you call it, you just made all the goods we buy that come across our border more expensive. Michigan, he’s asking us to pay for his vanity trade war with our money.
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
You don't spend all this time fighting the release of HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS that you 'claim' are duplicative if they don't implicate the president.
Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 3d agoNEW: Official notice of appeal by Todd Blanche to the preliminary injunction which required him to release more of the Epstein Files Blanche is fighting the lawsuit filed by @katiephang.bsky.social
The only time Hakeem Jeffries should've come face-to-face with jared kushner is when kushner is under oath before Congress
EXCLUSIVE: The FBI just admitted it has over an hour of Epstein Files redaction training videos, and the FBI ignored my lawyer's directions for what to search for then hid it from us for 8 months. I'll tell you what they said today at NOON PT. Here's a link: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Admits it has Over an Hour of Epstein Redaction Training Videos
Despite there being no exemption in the Epstein Files Transparency Act to withhold these training materials, the FBI refuses to hand them over, and they waited 8 months to tell us.
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You can always tell the ones who are in it for their own (aipac funded) bank account and think everything else is just a game you win so long as you control the optics...
This is from last year. FAFO: Stupidest Administration in History Edition.
www.npr.org/2026/08/23/n... Body camera footage shows that Jonah Neal did not pose a threat that warranted deadly force when a member of the federal crime-fighting task force in Memphis shot him in late May, according to a lawyer representing his family….
Body cam shows federal agent was 'unjustified' in Memphis shooting, attorney says
The family of Jonah Neal and their attorney were recently shown video from the day that Neal was shot by a federal agent while he experienced a mental health crisis.
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Don’t believe it? Read it for yourself. It’s been available for years to read.
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Two Canadian Scientists Develop an Inhaled Vaccine Mist That Delivers Immunity Directly to the Lungs, Right Where Viruses Enter Two scientists, Fiona Smaill and Zhou Xing, developed AeroVax, an inhaled vaccine mist designed to reach the lungs in just 2 minutes.
